Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | Weight 190 lb (86 kg) Name Larry Conover | |
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Date of birth (1894-05-21)May 21, 1894 Date of death August 4, 1945(1945-08-04) (aged 51) | ||
Larner Somers Gardner Conover (May 21, 1894 – August 4, 1945) was a professional football player who played during the early years of the National Football League. After attending high school in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Conover attended Penn State University, where he served as the team's captain in 1917. Conover was the head basketball coach at Clemson for the 1921 season.
Nicknamed "The Atlantic City Airedale", Conovar made his professional debut in the National Football League in 1921 with the Canton Bulldogs. Conover played in the league for 4 years, playing for the Cleveland Bulldogs, Frankford Yellow Jackets and Canton. In 1922, Conover signed on to play with the then-independent, Pottsville Maroons. There he helped the Maroons become the top team in the Pennsylvania coal region. In 1924, Larry helped the Maroons win the Anthracite League championship. The following year, the Maroons joined the NFL.